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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH DECEMBER, 1874.

XXXV. All copies or extracts of or from any register or Certified co- public record kept in the Registrar General's office for the pur- pies and ex- pose of this Ordinance, and purporting to be sealed with the tracts from

Registrar Ge- seal of the said office and to be certified as true copies or extracts neral's records by the Registrar General, shall be received in evidence in all to be received Courts in the Colony.

in evidence.

XXXVI. The several fees specified in the second schedule Fees to be hereto shall be charged in respect of registration under this Or- charged under dinance.

this Ordi-

nance.

XXXVII. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, Power to Go- alter the several scales of fees payable under this Ordinance.

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vernor in Council to alter scale.

make regu-

XXXVIII. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, Governor to make, alter and repeal any regulations necessary for carrying lations. into effect the provisions of this Ordinance: Provided neverthe- less that no such regulations shall come into force till three days after the publication of the same in the Government Gazette.

XXXIX. Any person may, on payment of the authorised fee, Any person obtain a certified extract from any register kept in the Registrar may obtain General's office for the purpose of this Ordinance, and any person tract on paying registered as the owner or part owner of any house or premises the fees. may, on demand and without fee, obtain a certified copy or House owners extract of or from any entry relating to such house or premises. may without

certified ex-

fees obtain extracts relat- ing to their houses.

XL. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Commence- day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the hand ment of Ordi- of the Governor.

nance.

677

No. 200.

(First Schedule.)

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.

[No.

This is to certify that [

has been duly registered

as a servant under the provisions of the Victoria Registration Ordinance,

1874.

Special Capacity:

(List of Employers at the Back.)

(Second Schedule.)

Registration fee on becoming householder of a tenement already $1.00

Registration fee on registered householder removing to another

tenement,

* Registration fee for a shop, hong, or place of business, -

$0.25

.$3.00

.$3.00

$5.00

-$0.25

Certified copies or extracts from Registrar General's office, 25 cents, and

Registration fee of householder,

.Bond by non-resident householder,

Registration fee of servant,.

for every folio after the first, 10 cents.

Fees for Inspection of Trade Register.

By any person desiring to see the entry relating to one particular

place of business,~

By any person desiring to see the entry relating to his own place Nil.

of business,

$1.00

By any person desiring to make a general search,.

.$5.00

*Not to be paid if the registered householder is sole owner of the business.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th November, 1874, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1874.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

521,416

250,000

Chartered Mercar ile Bank of India, London and China, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,... Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

732,499

245,000

492,706

175,000

1,641,256

600,000

TOTAL,.....

$

3,387,877

1,270,000